Voluntary groups are set up by ordinary people and
they aim to help others in the local community. Your school has a Parent
Teacher Association (called the PTA). This voluntary organisation aims
to help the school by raising money for vital, extra equipment needed by
teachers and pupils.

1. OXFAM is a voluntary group. What do they do?

CHARACTERISTICS OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONSA. Ordinary people volunteer to help the
organisation.B. The organisation usually aims to raise
money or collect items that will help othersC. Sometimes they are linked to the church
or religious organisations.D. They raise money for helping people
caught in disasters around the worldE. They raise money for people in the local
community who need help.

2. Name one more voluntary
organisation and explain what they do.

3. List three ways in which people
can contribute to voluntary organisations

A.

B.

C.

4. Draw the rich
picture shown below and explain what each of the voluntary organisations
does to help others. Add pictures to represent each organisation.

JEFF PERSUADES OTHERS TO JOIN
VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS

The picture below shows Jeff. He aims to persuade
others to join voluntary organisations. Write comments in each of the
spaces aimed at persuading people to join a range of voluntary
organisations.

In the space below write about a voluntary
organisation you have studied. You may wish to research the internet for
one of the organisations already mentioned and use the information you
find.